The north and west side of the island of Hawai’i is mostly lava. The landscape is black.The McDonald’s in Hawai’i have a few menu items we do not have on the east coast: Taro Pie, Portuguese Sausage, SPAM and Rice.So we went into this submarine for an underwater tour.At this depth, there is no color, so this coral looks colorless, but it would be colorful if it was up at sea level.Shipwrecks from the 1990s.Seaweed on the sea floor.The sea floor.This is the deepest we have ever been!We are rising!Leaving the submarine.Reconstruction of King Kamehameha’s home.Kamakahonu Beach.Moku‘aikaua Church, the oldest Christian church in the Hawaiian islands. The congregation dates back to the 1820s, and this building was constructed in 1837.Hulihe‘e Palace, the vacation home for Hawai’i’s royalty built in 1838, and the last royal home of King Kamehameha I.
